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Susannah is a woman in her 40's who has been married to Joe for 25 wonderful years. Although her life is happy in Seattle her mother is failing in health back in her home town of Colville. After her father's and brother's deaths life hasn't been the same for either Susannah or her mother. The only option is assisted living. There is some discussion in the book about the issues mother Vivian goes through making friends and moving in, but this definitely isn't a book about Alzheimer's.

I was a little disappointed to find out that this book is not about a garden like I had hoped. I was hoping for some inspiration for my garden and a jump start for the summer. There are 2 references to 'Susannah's Garden' and they are both at the end. Vivian was an avid flower gardener and there are several references to her flowers throughout the book.

This book took me in a totally different direction than I thought it would, and I totally enjoyed it. This would be a wonderful book for someone who wants an easy summer read with many, many twists and turns. ]]>